Etymology

From ArabicCategory:Malay terms borrowed from Arabic#BAGHALCategory:Malay terms derived from Arabic#BAGHAL بَغَل (baḡal). Cognate with Indonesian bagal (“mule”) and Tagalog bagal (“slow”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɣal/ [ˈba.ɣal]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#BAGHALCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#BAGHAL
  • Rhymes: -aɣalCategory:Rhymes:Malay/aɣal#BAGHALCategory:Rhymes:Malay/aɣal/2 syllables#BAGHAL
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡal/ [ˈba.ɡal]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#BAGHALCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#BAGHAL
  • Rhymes: -aɡalCategory:Rhymes:Malay/aɡal#BAGHALCategory:Rhymes:Malay/aɡal/2 syllables#BAGHAL
• Hyphenation: ba‧ghal

Noun

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, plural baghal-baghal or baghal²)Category:Malay lemmas#BAGHALCategory:Malay nouns#BAGHALCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#BAGHALCategory:Pages with entries#BAGHALCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BAGHAL

1. mule (offspring of male donkey and female horse)

Adjective

baghal (Jawi spelling بغل, comparative lebih baghal, superlative paling baghal)Category:Malay lemmas#BAGHALCategory:Malay adjectives#BAGHALCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#BAGHALCategory:Pages with entries#BAGHALCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BAGHAL

1. stupid (lacking in intelligence)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bodoh

Further reading

• "baghal" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017